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has been deafening

  • present perfect progressive of deafen (3rd person singular).

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The silence from Jeff Bezos, the Post’s publisher, has been deafening.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2026

Instead, the silence has been deafening, and I think that is pretty telling.

From BBC May 26, 2024

Since this week’s announcements, the silence coming from tour players has been deafening.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2021

Other than that, the silence from Mexico has been deafening.

From Slate May 23, 2019

The series, which is produced by Fox, "ended too soon and the outcry from the fans has been deafening," said Fox heads Gary Newman and Dana Walden in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2018

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